Experimental study of machinability of GFRP composites by end milling

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1045-1050

  Azmi, A I ^a,b   Lin, R J T ^a   Bhattacharyya, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA PERLIS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

End milling; GFRP composites; Machining; Tool life; Tool wear

Indexed keywords

CUTTING SPEED; END MILLING; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FEED-RATES; GFRP COMPOSITES; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER; KEY PARAMETERS; MACHINABILITY DATA; MACHINING FORCE; MACHINING QUALITY; TOOL LIFE; TOOL PERFORMANCE; TOOL WEAR; USEFUL LIFE;

GLASS FIBERS; MACHINING; QUALITY CONTROL; TUNGSTEN; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

MILLING (MACHINING);

EID: 84866538882     PISSN: 10426914     EISSN: 15322475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2012.677917     Document Type: Article

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